Melissa will be one of the most devastating hurricanes on record in Jamaica, with widespread flooding, landslides and destructive winds. Flooding rain is also a grave concern in Hispaniola and Cuba. Here's the latest forecast.

Follow along all day for the very latest on this extremely serious situation for the Caribbean.

Jamaica is bracing for potentially its strongest storm to ever impact the island, as the slow-moving, major hurricane continues to close in.

Parts of the Dominican Republic remained under a red alert Monday after flooding from Hurricane Melissa devastated dozens of communities. New video shows how flooding has cut off access to some areas, but see how emergency officials are using drones to get food and other supplies to families.

These storms are the most intense that the Earth can produce. Melissa, Humberto and Erin were added to the list of rare storms in 2025.